Dragon boats on the Rideau

This weekend, unfortunately a grey one, it's the "Tim Horton's" Dragon Boat Festival in Ottawa, and a friend of mine has been paddling in one of the boats, at Mooney's Bay on the Rideau. Her team didn't win, but she sent me the link to a blogpost by Ron Hay, who has written about the training, illustrating his post with several photos of the dragon boat team.

From the Dragon Boat website:

Filling a boat requires 20 paddlers, a steersperson, a drummer or caller, and a few spares. Mixed teams must have a minimum of 8 female paddlers. This does not include the drummer or the steersperson. All women’s teams must have all female paddlers, but may have a male drummer and/or steersperson. A PERSON MAY BE A MEMBER OF AND RACE FOR ONLY ONE TEAM PER CATEGORY.

• The categories are WOMEN and MIXED.
• A steersperson/drummer may paddle for one team and may steer/drum for more than one team.